Alexander the Great and Stoicism

Did he pave the way for the philosophy of cosmopolitanism?

Hellenism he spread far and wide
The Macedonian learned mind
Their culture was a western way of life
He paved the way for Christianity. – Iron Maiden, Alexander the Great

It might seem like a surprising claim but, according to Plutarch, Alexander the Great was not only a true philosopher but also paved the way for the ethical “cosmopolitanism” of Hellenisti…